Yesterday, students made 180 PB&J sandwiches for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen during their lunches. The sandwich drive, organized by Emma Kill ’24, was sponsored by the Outreach Club. Any student was welcome and is going to recur weekly on Mondays going forward. If any clubs, athletic team or organizations would like to help sponsor a week of sandwiches, please contact Campus Minister Emily Grenci at Emily.Grenci@cathedralprep.com. #Prep #Service #Community 🥪
Congratulations to Wakeem Page ‘23. He has verbally committed to a full football scholarship at Division I University of New Hampshire to play receiver. Page led the team in receptions this past season with 35 and in yards receiving with 511. His 57 career receptions are tied for ninth all-time at Prep. He finished this past season with 849 all-purpose yards. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏈
The 33rd annual Outreach Club (formerly Key Club/Interact Club) Christmas Dinner was held yesterday. Students, along with faculty and volunteers, served the traditional turkey dinner to those in need drive-thru style. Patrons were able to stop and pick up their meal to-go. They also received winter amenities like hats, gloves and socks to go along with their meal. Gifts were also provided for children as we near the holiday. This year, 750 meals were prepared for those in need! This event is just another example of our school’s commitment to service in the Erie community and our students living out the value of service to those in need like Jesus did. #Prep #Service #Community 🍴
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Girls swimming kicked off the season at the Hallman Aquatics Center for the Prep Invitational. They won with 574, which was 166 more than second place Magnificat (OH). Haley Palmer won four events. Maria Costa and Ellie Natemeier each won three. Kyan Snider-Mills won a pair, while Ellie Brugger and Jillian Heinrich also each won an event. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming also kicked off their season with the Prep Invitational, winning the event by 13 points. Aidan Levis and Owen Carson took three events each. Jack Raimy won two events, while Matt Hinman and Colin Troutman also won events. 🏊♂️
• Wrestling kicked off their season at the Trinity Duals, finishing 2-2 with a 5th place finish. They began with a close loss to Wheeling Park (WV), 31-30. Amir Johnson (114), Sam Staab (133) and Brandon Byrd (145) scored pins, while Peter Sadchikov (152) and Isaiah Harrick (215) scored decisions. They went on to shutout North Catholic, 77-0. Staab, Jaden Crockett (160) and Owen Shetler (189) had pins. They would then fall in the consolation semis to North Allegheny, 37-30. Staab, Crockett, Shetler and Harrick would all earn pins. They would close with a 35-33 victory over Penn Trafford in the placement round. Staab and Sadchikov scored pins. Amir Johnson (114) and Xavier Domkowski (139) won by decision, while Keagan Oler (121) won by technical fall. 🤼♂️
• Boys basketball finished 3-0 on the weekend. Varsity and JV swept their doubleheader against Warren on Friday. Varsity continued their hot start to the season with a 75-30 win over the Dragons. Jake Sambuchino led the way with 17 points. Amaree Pickens finished with 14, while Semontae Lofton had 13. JVs picked up a 51-34 win. Max Wallace led the way with 17, while Michael Thompson chipped in 14. On Saturday, freshmen basketball picked up their first win of the season. They defeated Canisius (NY), 42-38. Owen Haffey led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points. 🏀
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, December 8:
• Boys freshmen basketball fell to Oil City, 31-24. Owen Haffey led the way with 13. 🏀
Performing arts students had the opportunity to participate in a workshop with members of the Broadway touring cast of Legally Blonde! The field trip was sponsored by the Prep chapters of the ITS, Tri-M and Show Choir. Cast members that led the workshop included Hannah Bonnett (Elle Woods), Ashley Morton (Paulette), Sergio Manriques (Asst. Stage Manager/ACM), and Erie native Reagan Kennedy (Swing/Co-Dance Captain/u/S Elle Woods/2nd ASM/Ensemble). They spoke about what life is like in the professional world of performing arts, what it took to break into the business, the changing processes of professional auditions in the age of the pandemic and advised the students to take every opportunity that comes their way, along with many other topics. Reagan Kennedy also taught the choreography of one of the numbers in the show at the end of the workshop. #Prep #PerformingArts 🎭
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, December 7:
• Boys basketball swept their doubleheader against Franklin at the Joann Mullen Gymnasium. Varsity rolled in their first game of the season, besting the Knights 65-29. The Ramblers started the game with a 22-0 lead after the first quarter. Jake Sambuchino, Amaree Pickens and Derek Galla all had 10 points apiece. JV kicked off the night with a 68-45win. Michael Thompson had 17 to lead the way. Michael McDonald and Ben Scheffner each scored 12 points. 🏀
• Girls bowling started their season with a 21-7 victory over Erie High. Elena Kacprowicz had the high game of 232 and high series of 586. Kacprowicz and Ava Hensler each earned four-point sweeps. Emalie Thomas, Emaan Hassan and Tamara Bell each won three points. 🎳
(Photos courtesy of Four Mile Photography - Rich Wise)
Last week, Ms. Schalk’s Ceramics I class had a visit from Mr. Jesse Kroh from the Technology department! He taught the class how to make slab-built Christmas trees for the holiday season. #Prep #Ceramics 🎄
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, December 5:
• Girls basketball took on Mt. Lebanon in a doubleheader. Varsity picked up another big win to start their season, besting last year’s AAAAAA runner-up 46-42. Lena Walz led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds. Jayden McBride finished with 10 points and seven boards. Addie Biel added nine points in the victory. JVs picked up another win over the Blue Devils to stay undefeated, 23-21. Natalie Spano finished with 11 points to lead the Ramblers. 🏀
• Varsity hockey fell to Pine-Richland, 7-5. Connor Eubank, Liam Nickerson, Alex Brown, Ethan Cunningham and Liam Waid all scored for the Ramblers. Tanner Ball notched 32 saves in goal. 🏒
AFJROTC cadets kicked off their military marching drill season this past weekend at Pine-Richland High School against schools from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. #Prep #AFJROTC 🎖
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• It was opening weekend for the girls basketball teams. Varsity went 2-0 in the Border Battle at the Joann Mullen Gymnasium. On Friday, the Ramblers bested Cardinal O’Hara (NY), 70-36. Addie Biel led the way 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jayden McBride had 19 points and five assists, while Lena Walz had nine points and eight rebounds. On Saturday, they would pick up a big overtime victory over Bishop Kearney (NY), 54-47. McBride led the way with 20 points and six rebounds. Walz finished with 12 points, while Biel and Tori Mayes finished with nine and eight points, respectively. The JVs started their season with a sweep of their doubleheader on Friday. In game one, the Ramblers picked up a 51-18 win over Cardinal O’Hara (NY). Katherine McCormick had 16 to lead the way. Natalie Spano finished with 12, while Leah Major added nine. They then picked up an overtime win over Mt. Lebanon, 48-42. McCormick led the way again with 15. Major and Grace Orlando each had 11. 🏀
• Boys freshmen basketball kicked off their season again Erie High. The Ramblers fell to the Royals, 42-30. Owen Haffey finished with 12 points. 🏀
(Photo courtesy of Four Mile Photography - Rich Wise)
The 2022-2023 Winter Sports Guide is now available! See team photos, coach biographies, senior profiles and much more! Pick up your copy at any home athletic contest at the Hagerty Family Events Center or at the Prep Spirit Store. The sports guide is also available digitally by visiting www.cathedralprep.com/SportsGuide. #Prep #WinterSports
Mrs. Drabant’s English II classes worked on creating oversized one-page posters in class today to show direct and indirect characterization of the main characters of the book, “Lord of the Flies.” #Prep #English 🏝🐚🐷👓
Today, Theology classes are spending time in the chapel praying the divine mercy chaplet and reflecting on the season of Advent. Each student is also receiving an Advent calendar with 25 scripture passages and 25 pieces of candy for the month of December from Student Council and Campus Ministry to help them dive deeper into the Advent season! #Prep #Advent 🕯
Members of the Diversity Club participated in a roundtable discussion at WQLN. Joined by Vice President of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Chet Moffett, Rabbi Robert Morais and Gannon University’s Dr. Parris Baker, students Amelia Lego ’24 and Devin Easter ’25 discussed the topics of antisemitism, hate and social media. #Prep #Diversity 🎙
Yesterday, students at Mother Teresa Academy watched AFJROTC’s Immortals Marching Team perform routines that they have practiced all year. They have been working in preparation for their first drill competition this weekend at Pine-Richland. Some MTA students even had the chance to join the Prep cadets on the drill floor! #Prep #AFJROTC
Congratulations Kyan Snider-Mills ‘23. She has verbally committed to swim next season at John Carroll University. She was recruited as a breaststroker and was part of a state championship last season in the 200-medley relay. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏊♀️
Student Council's "No Shave November" contest concluded yesterday! Students were able to purchase beard passes at the end of October, with the proceeds benefiting Shriners Children’s Hospital in Erie. Dominic Bellotti ’24 took home the “Best Overall Beard” award, while Hayden Hutchinson ’23 won “Best Mustache.” Aidan Levis ’23 and Tyler Irons ’24 won “Most Unique”, while Nicholas Sacco ’23 won “Longest Individual Hair.” A total of $1000 was raised from the contest! #Prep #NoShaveNovember 🧔
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, November 29:
• Varsity hockey picked up a big 7-5 victory over Bethel Park. Brayden Sprickman had a hat trick, while Logan Taylor added a pair of goals. Mathius Sprickman and Tucker Kinnear also found the net. Tanner Ball finished with 26 saves in goal. 🏒
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Football was back on the field after nearly a month off. The Ramblers held a 14-0 lead at Pine-Richland, but they could not hold it. They fell in the state quarterfinals to the Rams, 21-14. Dajoure Hollingsworth had 15 carries for 140 yards and both Rambler touchdowns on the ground. The team closed out an excellent season at 8-3. 🏈
(Photo courtesy of Switchback Photography)
